TV Break: June 2022 - DisneyPlus’s Obi-Wan Kenobi & Netflix’s Stranger Things 4 Face Off; Star Wars Celebration Delivers; Prime Video’s Night Sky Confounds; & HBOMax’s Hacks Reigns Supreme

Welcome to TV Break, where Pop Break’s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and TV Columnist Josh Sarnecky to talk about the happenings in television.

Here’s the format of the show:

The Best Thing I Saw on TV Last Month – Alex, Bill, and Josh talk about a show/episode/event they liked from the last month including Disney Plus’s Obi-Wan Kenobi; Netflix’s Stranger Things S4; and HBOMax’s Hacks.

News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh discuss all the latest news coming out of Star Wars Celebration last weekend, including trailers for Andor and The Bad Batch S2, Ahsoka cast news, Mando’s release date, and new details on Tales of the Jedi & Skeleton Crew.

Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Josh pick a streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming shows announced etc. This month, the Bill & Josh agree that Disney Plus won the month, thanks to all the recent Star Wars news, the record breaking Obi-Wan Kenobi debut, Ms. Marvel & She-Hulk trailers, the surprising success of Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers, and news of an XFL streaming deal. Meanwhile, Alex goes outside of the box by picking The Roku Channel, after its successful launch of the former Quibi original Swimming with Sharks, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’s trailer dropping starring Daniel Radcliffe, and the news they are close to acquiring Starz from Lionsgate.

New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Josh watched Prime Video’s new series Night Sky, staring Academy Award Winners Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons as Irene and Franklin York, a couple who, years ago, discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, seemingly deserted planet.